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<h1>The &lt;plugin&gt; Element</h1>
<p>The &lt;plugin&gt; element is used to define a plugin.  Plugins can be used
to extend or modify the code generated by MyBatis Generator (MBG).    This element is a child element of the
<a href="context.html">&lt;context&gt;</a> element.  Any number of
plugins may be specified in a context.  The plugins will be called in
the order that are listed in the configuration.</p>

<p>For more information about implementing plugins, see the
<a href="../reference/pluggingIn.html">Implementing Plugins</a> reference
page.</p>

<p>For more information about plugins supplied with MyBatis Generator, see the
<a href="../reference/plugins.html">Supplied Plugins</a> reference
page.</p>

<h2>Required Attributes</h2>
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    <th>Description</th>
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    <td valign="top">type</td>
    <td>The fully qualified name of the class that implements the plugin.
        The class must implement the interface
        <code>org.mybatis.generator.api.Plugin</code>,
        and must have a public default constructor.  Note that it is far
        easier to extend the adapter class
        <code>org.mybatis.generator.api.PluginAdapter</code>
        than to implement the entire interface.</td>
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<h2>Optional Attributes</h2>
<p>None</p>

<h2>Child Elements</h2>
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  <li><a href="property.html">&lt;property&gt;</a> (0 or 1)</li>
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